Reasons Why You Should Plan a Weekday Elopement
When people think of traditional weddings, they usually think of a weekend celebration. It seems like a natural fit, after all — people are off from work and school and they have nothing to do all day but get together and celebrate. But an elopement is your chance to break with tradition and switch things up in a way that works best for you, and that means one thing you can consider is planning a weekday elopement. This might seem counterintuitive, but there are actually a ton of great reasons why you should plan a weekday elopement.
You’ll quickly discover that not only can a weekday elopement be an awesome alternative to a traditional weekend wedding, but it might also be the perfect option for the type of elopement ceremony you’ve always envisioned.
Here are some of the most significant benefits of a weekday elopement.
1. A Weekday Elopement Is A Major Money Saver
Why choose a weekday for your wedding? Well, if you’re looking to cut down on costs and free up some room in your budget, a weekday elopement is a natural choice. Most wedding venues and elopement destinations offer reduced booking rates on weekdays.
Vendors, hotels, and even transportation can also be much less expensive on weekdays. All in all, a weekday elopement means you can expect to pay much less for the same unforgettable experience.
2. Venues Have Greater Availability On Weekdays
Since most venues are in high demand during the weekends, planning your elopement for a weekday often means that you will have far more options to choose from when it comes to planning your weekday wedding. A popular destination might be all booked up for the weekend, but completely available on any other day of the week.
This is particularly important if you have your heart set on a much sought-after venue or a top-tier vendor. They might be in extremely high demand and booked solid on the weekends, but you’re likely to find a way to make it work if you choose to break with tradition and plan a weekday elopement. Suddenly, these top venues have space for you, and those mega-popular vendors have room in their schedules for your special day.
It’s just another reason why eloping on a weekday is ideal: more options, more flexibility, and more opportunities to plan the elopement of your dreams.
3. Greater Access To Truly Unique Locations
When planning an elopement, you often have to worry about crowds, especially if you’re eloping at a popular tourist destination like a state park, national park, or iconic landmark. This means that even if those spaces are technically available on a weekend, the fact that you’re planning your elopement on a day when lots of people have set aside time to visit these spots means that you will often find yourself competing with a crush of strangers as you try to find some space for your elopement ceremony.
Sometimes, the spots will be so crowded that you will not be able to access them at all! They might be technically available, but you’ll discover that they’re so popular and filled with so many travelers and sight-seers that there’s no room for you and your guests at all.
If you plan your elopement for a weekday, however, this nightmare scenario becomes completely avoidable. Crowds at popular and unique locations are greatly reduced during the week, and you can have a secluded, intimate elopement ceremony in the elopement location of your dreams.
4. An Escape From Guest List Pressure
Obviously, one of the reasons why weekend weddings are so popular is that they accommodate a large guest and ensure that most of the people you invite will be available to celebrate with you on your chosen wedding date.
When you plan a weekday elopement, there will, of course, be many people who might not be able to make it on your selected elopement date. This might seem like a drawback, but it’s actually an incredible blessing in disguise! If you’re hoping for a relaxed, intimate elopement ceremony consisting of just your closest friends and family — the people who mean the most to you in the world — then a weekday elopement takes all the pressure off of having to create a much larger guest list.
The people who matter most to you will be able to make time in their schedule to attend your weekday elopement, and the people who might have been expecting an invite to a larger traditional wedding on a weekend won’t feel left out — chances are they wouldn’t have been able to make it anyway!
A weekday elopement frees you from inviting anybody out of a sense of obligation and allows you to focus on curating a more particularized and deliberate guest list of those special people that you truly want to celebrate with.
5. More Flexibility With Scheduling Means A Better Work-Life Balance For Your Guests
When you plan a weekday elopement, you’re naturally going to have more options for dates to choose from. This means you will be able to select an elopement date that works for all of your guests, and there will be a much smaller likelihood that a close friend or family member is unable to attend your elopement due to a prior commitment or a work obligation.
Your elopement is a once-in-a-lifetime celebration, and you deserve to celebrate with the people who mean the most to you! A weekday elopement can help make that happen.
6. More Opportunities For Romantic Adventures
A weekday elopement gives you an opportunity to extend your elopement into a weeklong honeymoon! Rather than stressing out about the logistics of planning a separate getaway following your traditional weekend wedding, you can make a seamless transition from getting married and celebrating with your guests to slipping away on a romantic adventure with just the two of you.
7. An Eco-Friendly Way To Celebrate
One of the coolest benefits of planning a smaller-scale, off-peak weekday elopement is that your special day is guaranteed to leave a much smaller ecological impact. This is particularly important if you’re planning a nature elopement or an adventure elopement in the middle of the wilderness.
The Earth is a fragile, precious place, and an understated weekday elopement makes it much easier to respect your natural surroundings and celebrate in a sustainable, environmentally responsible way!
Let’s Get Started!
If you’re considering a weekday elopement and are looking for a Washington elopement photographer to capture all the amazing memories, we should definitely have a chat!
From selecting the perfect location to suggesting weekday elopement ideas and inspiration for an unforgettable celebration, I’ll be your go-to resource to make sure everything is unforgettable, every step of the way.
Get in touch and we can start working together to plan the weekday elopement of your dreams. I can’t wait to meet you and hear what you’re planning!
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